Yuri Ivanov’s neighbors in the Odintsovo-1 residential complex near Moscow say that he had previously been distinguished by his violent behavior, that he had “something on his mind”: the pensioner shot through the windows, set fire to other people’s doors. The man was registered in a psychiatric dispensary, periodically he was sent to the hospital for treatment. But then they quit and it all started again.
The pensioner has a daughter in Moscow. According to the Mash Telegram channel, she did not want to get an unstable relative to live with her.
Versions of what provoked the retiree this time vary. An Interfax source said Ivanov had cut off contact with his relatives a week ago due to the death of his wife. But Telegram channel 112 writes that his wife died many years ago, and the pensioner lived alone for a long time. According to Mash, the man locked himself in the apartment a few days ago, became depressed and didn’t speak to anyone.
On Sunday, Ivanov saw industrial mountaineer Eldar Mirzazyadov hanging from a cable outside his window. Sealed the seams. As a result, the retiree “blocked the mountaineer’s ropes,” according to the Baza Telegram channel.
“The man is just crazy. <...> This is babbling talk. What he said there, to whom he shouted, what he shouted – I was not particularly interested. He threatened me from behind the glass, he threatened me with ropes [мне] cut me or shoot me. <...> There was no way to escape immediately,” he said.
Mirzazyadov noted that he tried to act calmly and not provoke the intruder. He saw no more fire, only heard his voice.
Mountaineer called 112 and the police came to the scene. The pensioner did not open the door and cursed the employees with abusive language. Later, the police called experts to open the door and enter the apartment. Stanislav Cherkesov, a 38-year-old employee of the Mosoblpozhspas fire and rescue unit, came to the call. The SHOT Telegram channel explains that a girl from Cherkesov is also a savior. Mash adds that the psychiatric team immediately went to the scene.
When the rescuers started breaking down the door, Ivanov got worried and slammed them in. Cherkesov managed to drive his partner away, but he himself was injured. He died at the scene, with a bullet lodged in his heart. Two children of the deceased survived.
Retired arrested. He shot himself in the leg during his arrest.
Meanwhile, the climber managed to get out of the apartment through the window and land safely on the ground.
Now Ivanov is receiving medical attention. A murder case has already been opened against him. “All the circumstances and details of what happened are being determined. The pensioner was detained, in the near future he will be taken to the investigator for questioning, ”said the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
According to preliminary data, the shooter held the gun illegally. An RIA Novosti source reported that the pensioner fired from a homemade weapon.
Source: Gazeta
